Drain cock receptacle



Patented Oct. 4, 1949 UNITED" smrss Artur essien;

2,483,943 DRAIN COCK REGEPTAGLK 7 Albert E.-,-S lawik, StnPaul, MimiApplicationalanuafi- 4, 1945; Serial" No'." 571,273

3 Claims. 1

My invention relates to an improvementxin drain cock receptacle, whereinit. iswdesiredaito provide a receptaclefor receiving fluid emitted fromradiator drain cocks or the like;

In the use of hot water: heating systems, it is usually necessary toremove air from theisystem from time to time. Drain cocks are usuallyprovided near the top of each radiator through which air-may be removedfrom the radiator. As :there is-no warning when the air has beenexhausted from the radiator it is desirable to hold some type of a.receptacle adjacentzthe drain to catch whatever-'liquidis ejected fromthe radiator before the draincock-can. be turned ofi. Most types ofreceptacles are not. particularly desirable for this use. It is thepurposeuot the present invention to-provide a receptacleparticularlyiadaptedior the intended purpose.

The object; of the present inventi'onris -.to:.p1:oa vide.;a.receptaclefor receiving fluidafr'om radiaq tor idrain cocks. and: the like. Thisreceptacle ,-re-. ceives the. liquid without permitting. the sam'e to'splash: outziof the receptacle, thustconfining the liquid even; thoughit is .ejectedsfrom' theradiae tor: withisome. force. If a'cup rsimilar.-recepta+ cle, is used to *catch. the drainage theliquida willoften timesstrike the rounded bottom of the. cup under force: and splash"over the-opposite side ofthe cup. With the presentvzreceptacle meansare provided to retain the'liquid' to prevent the splashing; thereof:

A feature -.of, the present inventionilies in pro Viding azreceptaclehaving aspout eXtending-upe wardlyzs and'; lateral-lyrxfromiithebodygthereoi 'so that the end .of the spout may beplaced beneath thedrain. cock which might otherwise be- .rela--. tively. inaccessible:Radiators areeoften :placed in corners where thedrain cocks arerdifiicult to operate and-where it isdificultto. insert the usual typeof receptacle. Thelate-rally and-upward-. lyprojectingspout designed toremedy this previous difficulty.

A feature ofthe present invention lies in the provision of a splashguard which covers. onparti'ally covers the spout. This splash. guardfna yi comprise a closed top on the spout having an aperture thereinthrough which the bottom of the drain cock may extend. While this form.oi the invention. is extremely advantageous the spout could beprovidedwith an inwardly extending splashifiange which prevents liquid fromsplashing fromthe sides of the spout. This guard: or fiangeprevents thespout from being LlSB'diaS 'a pouring spout, as the splash-flangerenders' ethe spout undesirable for pouring purposes.

Adrirtlierfeatdremfthe present invention re sides'zsin. the provision ofa-receptacle with a handle-tron one side thereof and a" laterallyandupwardly extending spout-on-the-other side there of..- As'aresultthe-spout may be accurately'positioned: beneath the drain cock before 1the drain cockiis. opened-to emit air and liquid These :and :otherobjects and novel features: of my invention will-be more clearly andfully'set forth in the following specification a-nd eleiirhse 1; n thedrawings.forming a part-of in-y'specifica- Figurev 1 is aperspective-view d a receptacle embodying :the prin'ciples of myinvention.

Figure .2 .is a itOp' plan view-of the receptacle shownz'inFigure 1 oftthe drawings.

Figure 3 is a;perspective-view of a receptacle similar. in mosh-respectsto the receptacle-shown iniFigures :1 and. '52, with the exception that'the spout is .provided with a square :end rather than a rounded end.

Figure 4 isia top. plan view of the receptacle =i1 lustrated r in FigureS-i Figure- :'5.-"is .a perspective vi'ewi: of amodified fornr ofreceptacle =construction:

Figure Gris fa t-OpI PIQZH ViGW of the receptacle showinrins-Figure i5hf i Figure-r7 illustrateaamodified form ofithe -receptaclet'showntin'. Figures 5 :and 6.

Figured :is a top.:.plan view-10f the receptacle shown; .in 'Figure' w7. i

Thevradiatorv drain cock receptacle. *A, illustrated in Figures 2-1sandvz. :of-"the drawings; includes aa-holl'ow tubular: body II] whichmay; if

1 desiredpbe-ofs larger"diarneterr'at its base than at aits-r-topaas-il1ustrated, A bottom H is provided initheireoeptacle 'A,-'andthe topof-ithe receptacle preierablywopen as indicated by the numeral I21Projecting slaterally I and: upwardlyrfrom the body: l0 s at a-pointmadjacent the: open top I 2 thereof, I provide a spout l3. Thisspout maybesubstantially: rectangular :in outline or may. be

trowal'i shaped inesection zassillustratedn. The

It will be understood that the fluid is usually discharged into thespout with some force and this force might be sufiicient to cause thefluid to splash out of the spout were it not that the splash guardformed by the closed top I prevents such splashing. Thus while thereceptacle A is not as eflicient as a pouring receptacle, due to thespacing of the aperture Hi from the end and side walls of the spout, thereceptacle forms an effective apparatus for receiving fluid.

A handle I! is provided on the body [0 at a point diametrically opposedfrom the spout l3. This handle permits the easy manipulation of thereceptacle for its intended purpose. The fluid which is received in thereceptacle A is preferably discharged by pouring the same over the sideof the receptacle although most of the liquid may be drained through theaperture I6 by completely inverting the receptacle.

The receptacle A, shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, is providedwith a spout l3'having a rounded extremity l9. While such a roundedspout end has certain advantages, it is not en-' tirely essential to thepresent invention. In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings I disclose areceptacle B which is identical with the receptacle A, except that thespout of the receptacle B is provided with a square end 2| in place ofthe rounded end IQ of the spout 13.

The receptacle B is provided with a hollow wall portion 22 having aclosed bottom 23 which may be supported by a handle 24. The top of thebody 22 is preferably open and the spout 29 is secured to the bodyadjacent this open top. The

spout 20 is preferably provided with a closed top 25 having an aperture26 therein of sufficient diameter to receive the lower end of a radiatordrain cock. The closed spout top 25 acts as a splash guard to preventfluid from splashing out of the spout when fluid is discharged underpressure into the aperture 26.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings '1 disclose a receptacle C whichdiffers slightly from the previously described construction. The receptacle C includes a hollow upright tubular body 27 having a closed bottom29 and an open top 30. A handle 3| is provided on the body 21 and aspout 32 projects laterally and-upwardly from the body 21 inopposedrelation to the handle 3|. The spout 32 is positioned at the top of thebody 27 near the open end thereof, and the spout includes atrough-shaped member 33 terminating in a rounded extremity 34. A splashguard in the form of an inturned flange 35 extends inwardly from theupper extremity .of the trough shaped body 33, leaving a slot betweenopposite sides of the flange into which the lower end of a radiatordrain cock may extend. The splash guard 35 acts to prevent fluidreceived therein from being splashed out of the spout when the fluidenters the same under some pressure.

In Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings I disclose a receptacle D, similar ingeneral to the receptacle C illustrated in Figures 5 and 6. Thereceptacle D includes a top body 36 having a closed bottom 31 and anopen top 39. A handle 49 is mounted on the body 36 by means of which thereceptacle'may be manipulated. A spout 4| is secured to the body 30 inopposed relation to the handle 40, the spout 4| extending laterally andupwardly from the upper open end 39 of the receptacle.

The spout 4| is trough-shaped in cross section and terminates in asquare end 42. It is in this square end 42 that the receptacle D differsfrom the receptacle C. A flange 43 extends inwardly from the edges ofthe trough-shaped spout body 44 forming a part of the spout 4|. Thisflange 43 acts as a splash guard to prevent liquid entering the spoutunder considerable pressure from being splashed out of the spout.

It is obvious that the receptacles described would be relativelyineflicient for pouring purposes, and preferably the contents of thereceptacle are emptied by pouring the contained liquid over the side ofthe receptacle body at its open top, rather than through the spout. Thespout, however, is ideal for receiving liquid entering the same underpressure, and the splash guard provided acts to prevent the splashing ofliquid from the spout.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof construction and operation of my drain cock receptacle, and while Ihave endeavored to set forth the best embodiments thereof, I desire tohave it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope ofthe following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A radiator drain cock receptacle comprising a hollow tubular bodyhaving a closed bottom, a spout extending laterally and upwardly fromsaid body, said spout including a trough-shaped body relatively shallowthroughout its length and having a closed outer end, a closure plateextending over said trough-shaped body, and an aperture in said closureplate spaced from the edges of said trough-shaped body and said closedend.

2. A radiator drain cock receptacle comprising a hollow tubularbodyhaving a closed bottom, a spout extending laterally and upwardly fromsaid body, said spout comprising a trough-shaped body relatively shallowthroughout its length and having a closed rounded end, a splash guardextending inwardly from the upper edges of said trough-shaped body andsaid closed end, said splash guard having a recess therein spaced fromthe edges thereof and suitable for accommodating the lower end of aradiator drain cock.

3. A radiator drain cock receptacle comprising a hollow tubular bodyhaving a closed bottom, a long narrow spout trough-shaped in crosssection and relatively shallow throughout its length projecting fromsaid body adjacent the upper end thereof, the bottom of saidtrough-shaped spout terminating at a point substantially spaced from thebottom of the body, and a splash guard on said spout comprising a'flangeextending inwardly from the side edge of the trough-shaped spout bodythroughout the entire length of the edge thereof, said flange having anopening therein for reception of a drain cock.

' ALBERT E. SLAWIK.

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